My great great grandfather, he was son of William Henry Rawls and Mahana Wells. On 18 March 1851 he married Silah Cilicy Harrison in Decatur County, Georgia. William was the oldest of eleven children and had four children of his own with Silah.
Along with five of his six brothers, the youngest being too young, William left home to serve the Confederacy during the War of Northern Aggression. He was a Private in Company A of the 44th Regiment, Georgia Infantry.
William, along with brothers James L. Rawls and Prior L. Rawls never returned home from the war. The burial place of William and Prior are unknown and James L. Rawls died in Elmira Prison in New York. He died on 5 April 1865 and is buried in grave number 2548 in Woodlawn National Cemetery in Elmira New York.
As for the other three brothers that served, Francis Marion Rawls was sick and got a furlough to go home. He was trying to make his way home and was very sick, when he died in a nearby town. Story has it that his father, William Henry Rawls went to the town and brought his body back home and buried him. Joseph S. Rawls came home on a furlough due to illness and died there. He is buried in a wooded area in Grady County Georgia near the Rawls Family Cemetery. His brother Francis Marion Rawls is buried beside him.
The last of the six brothers that served was Irvin Henry Rawls. Irvin, came home during the war and did not return due to the needs of his parents, having lost all their sons other than Irvin and the youngest son Newton who was born in 1856. They had three young daughters at home too and had lost their only son-in-law to the war.
Along with five of his six brothers, the youngest being too young, William left home to serve the Confederacy during the War of Northern Aggression. He was a Private in Company A of the 44th Regiment, Georgia Infantry.
William, along with brothers James L. Rawls and Prior L. Rawls never returned home from the war. The burial place of William and Prior are unknown and James L. Rawls died in Elmira Prison in New York. He died on 5 April 1865 and is buried in grave number 2548 in Woodlawn National Cemetery in Elmira New York.
As for the other three brothers that served, Francis Marion Rawls was sick and got a furlough to go home. He was trying to make his way home and was very sick, when he died in a nearby town. Story has it that his father, William Henry Rawls went to the town and brought his body back home and buried him. Joseph S. Rawls came home on a furlough due to illness and died there. He is buried in a wooded area in Grady County Georgia near the Rawls Family Cemetery. His brother Francis Marion Rawls is buried beside him.
The last of the six brothers that served was Irvin Henry Rawls. Irvin, came home during the war and did not return due to the needs of his parents, having lost all their sons other than Irvin and the youngest son Newton who was born in 1856. They had three young daughters at home too and had lost their only son-in-law to the war.
My great great grandfather, he was son of William Henry Rawls and Mahana Wells. On 18 March 1851 he married Silah Cilicy Harrison in Decatur County, Georgia. William was the oldest of eleven children and had four children of his own with Silah.
Along with five of his six brothers, the youngest being too young, William left home to serve the Confederacy during the War of Northern Aggression. He was a Private in Company A of the 44th Regiment, Georgia Infantry.
William, along with brothers James L. Rawls and Prior L. Rawls never returned home from the war. The burial place of William and Prior are unknown and James L. Rawls died in Elmira Prison in New York. He died on 5 April 1865 and is buried in grave number 2548 in Woodlawn National Cemetery in Elmira New York.
As for the other three brothers that served, Francis Marion Rawls was sick and got a furlough to go home. He was trying to make his way home and was very sick, when he died in a nearby town. Story has it that his father, William Henry Rawls went to the town and brought his body back home and buried him. Joseph S. Rawls came home on a furlough due to illness and died there. He is buried in a wooded area in Grady County Georgia near the Rawls Family Cemetery. His brother Francis Marion Rawls is buried beside him.
The last of the six brothers that served was Irvin Henry Rawls. Irvin, came home during the war and did not return due to the needs of his parents, having lost all their sons other than Irvin and the youngest son Newton who was born in 1856. They had three young daughters at home too and had lost their only son-in-law to the war.
Along with five of his six brothers, the youngest being too young, William left home to serve the Confederacy during the War of Northern Aggression. He was a Private in Company A of the 44th Regiment, Georgia Infantry.
William, along with brothers James L. Rawls and Prior L. Rawls never returned home from the war. The burial place of William and Prior are unknown and James L. Rawls died in Elmira Prison in New York. He died on 5 April 1865 and is buried in grave number 2548 in Woodlawn National Cemetery in Elmira New York.
As for the other three brothers that served, Francis Marion Rawls was sick and got a furlough to go home. He was trying to make his way home and was very sick, when he died in a nearby town. Story has it that his father, William Henry Rawls went to the town and brought his body back home and buried him. Joseph S. Rawls came home on a furlough due to illness and died there. He is buried in a wooded area in Grady County Georgia near the Rawls Family Cemetery. His brother Francis Marion Rawls is buried beside him.
The last of the six brothers that served was Irvin Henry Rawls. Irvin, came home during the war and did not return due to the needs of his parents, having lost all their sons other than Irvin and the youngest son Newton who was born in 1856. They had three young daughters at home too and had lost their only son-in-law to the war.
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